Hepatitis C
Recommendations related to hepatitis c
9
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (7)Accepted in part (2)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 2 inquiries
Across 2 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
9 total
IBI-6a(i)
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Hepatologist Oversight and Fibroscan Access
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: those who have been diagnosed with cirrhosis at any point should receive …
UK Government
IBI-6a(ii)
Accepted in part
Infected Blood Inquiry
Specialist Hepatology Centre Access
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: those who have fibrosis should receive the same care
UK Government
IBI-6a(iii)
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Uncertainty About Fibrosis
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: where there is any uncertainty about whether a patient has fibrosis they …
UK Government
IBI-6a(iv)
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Fibroscan for Liver Imaging
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: fibroscan technology should be used for liver imaging, rather than alternatives
UK Government
IBI-6a(v)
Accepted in part
Infected Blood Inquiry
Consultant Hepatologist Access
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: those who have had Hepatitis C which is attributable to infected blood …
UK Government
IBI-6a(vi)
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Commissioning Hepatology Services
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: those bodies responsible for commissioning hepatology services in each of the home …
UK Government
IBI-8a
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Pre-1996 Transfusion Testing
When doctors become aware that a patient has had a blood transfusion prior to 1996, that patient should be offered a blood test for Hepatitis C.
UK Government
NHS England
IBI-8b
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
New Patient Registration Screening
As a matter of routine, new patients registering at a practice should be asked if they have had such a transfusion.
UK Government
NHS England
PENROSE-1
Accepted
Penrose Inquiry
HCV Testing for Pre-1991 Transfusion Recipients
The Scottish Government takes all reasonable steps to offer an HCV test to everyone in Scotland who had a blood transfusion before September 1991 and who has not been tested …
Scottish Government